Bono

I finished my first piece of vacation reading yesterday,  Bono: in conversation with Michka Assayas. The book is essentially a 320-page interview of U2's lead singer by a French journalist. If you have the slightest interest in U2 and Bono, I think you would find it highly entertaining. If you're a fan, I don't think you'll be able to put it down.

The book tells much of Bono's life story, with a great deal of introspection about his childhood and his parents. There is also a lot of material about the band and its members. The majority of the book focuses on his faith and activism. All of it is fascinating.

There is so much interesting material that I'll probably incorporate it in a number of different posts, but here is a good place to start:

Coolness might help in your negotiation with people through the world, maybe, but it is impossible to meet God with sunglasses on. It is impossible to meet God without abandon, without exposing yourself, being raw.

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[David Buckna]

May 29, 2005
The day the Pope stole my shades
Bono, rock star and champion of the poor, tells Michka Assayas the secrets of his pursuit of the powerful

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2092-1631841_1,00.html

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2092-1631841_2,00.html

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2092-1631841_3,00.html

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2092-1631841_4,00.html

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U2 quiz: 30 questions for those who have ears to hear
by Sol O. Mann

http://www.canadianchristianity.com/cgi-bin/bc.cgi?bc/bccn/0405/u2
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BONO HERALDS THE FAITH
Thu 19 May 2005
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http://www.tollbooth.org/2005/books/bono.html

Bono In Conversation With Michka Assayas 
Author: Michka Assaya
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Pages: 323
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Review by Steve Stockman:

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb 
Artist: U2
Label: Interscope Records
Tracks  11 tracks
http://www.tollbooth.org/2004/reviews/u2.html

http://www.baptiststandard.com/postnuke/index.php?module=htmlpages&func=display&pid=2908

Posted: 1/21/05

Theologian offers key to understanding U2's 'Atomic Bomb'
By Steven Harmon
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http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1078&dept_id=151026&newsid=14468017&PAG=461&rfi=9

The Indiana Gazette
Letters, Bono Defines 'Meek', May 04, 2005
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"People in the News" [May 14/15] on CNN

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0505/14/pitn.01.html

Blog for
Get Up Off Your Knees: Preaching the U2 Catalog
http://u2sermons.blogspot.com

Faith, Hope & U2

The Spirit of Love in U2's Music This booklet explores the relevance of Christian faith for todayís culture.
by Henry VanderSpek

http://individual.utoronto.ca/johnbowen/dare/u2.html

http://individual.utoronto.ca/johnbowen/dare/u2a.html
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On May 19/05 Stockman spoke on the same subject, "U2: Did They Come Here To Play Jesus", at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
http://www.regent-college.edu/about_regent/faculty/visiting.html

An audio CD of his one hour talk, plus Q & A, is available from the Regent College Bookstore (http://www.regentbookstore.com) for $9, plus postage.
email: bookstore@regent-college.edu

Stockman is the author of "Walk On: The Spiritual Journey of U2" http://stocki.ni.org/u2

...the revised edition of the book will be published by Relevant Books with 6 new chapters on June 28/05. Stockman is also the host of the weekly radio show, "Rhythm and Soul":

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ni/religion/rhythmandsoul

http://stocki.ni.org/news

Stockman will also be speaking at The INN (University Presbyterian Church) in Seattle, Washington on June 7th:

http://www.upc.org/page.asp?id=33

> University Students
> Next time at The INN: June 7, 2005
> Steve Stockman speaking on "Did They Come Here to Play Jesus: The Spirituality
> of U2"
> Special time: 8 p.m. in Larson Hall

Shortly after June 7, you can listen to Steve's talk online at:

http://www.upc.org/university/audio/04-05/spring/umin/20050607.mp3